The sixteenth season of the legal drama series Law & Order premiered on NBC on September 21, 2005 and concluded on May 17, 2006. The season consists of 22 episodes.
This season aired alongside with season 7 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and season 5 of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Cast[]
Dennis Farina and Annie Parisse, who both play Joe Fontana and Alexandra Borgia, left the series at the end of the 16th season respectively. Michael Imperioli, who played Nick Falco, made his guest and last appearance in the episode "Hindsight" during this season.
Main Cast[]
| Image | Character | Title | Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
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Joe Fontana | Detective (Senior Officer) | Dennis Farina |
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Ed Green | Detective (Junior Officer) | Jesse L. Martin |
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Anita Van Buren | Lieutenant (Police Commanding Officer) | S. Epatha Merkerson |
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Jack McCoy | Executive Assistant District Attorney | Sam Waterston |
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Alexandra Borgia | Assistant District Attorney | Annie Parisse |
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Arthur Branch | Manhattan, District Attorney | Fred Dalton Thompson |
Recurring/Guest Cast[]
| Image | Character | Title | Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Nick Falco | Detective (Junior Officer) | Michael Imperioli |
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Paul Robinette | Defense Attorney | Richard Brooks |
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Elizabeth "Liz" Olivet | Psychologist | Carolyn McCormick |
 |
Olivia Benson | Special Victims Unit Detective (Junior Officer) |
Mariska Hargitay |
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Odafin "Fin" Tutuola | Special Victims Unit Detective (Junior Officer) |
Ice-T |
List of Episodes[]
| Previous season: Season 15 |
Law & Order Season 16 |
Next season: Season 17 |